15 Rare Herpetological Books
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(19759) Holbrook, John Edwards. North American Herpetology; or A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States, in five volumes (Second edition). Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1842. Second edition. $35,000 More… |
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(19527) Roesel von Rosenhof, August Johann. Historia naturalis Ranarum nostratium / Die naturliche Historie der Froesche hiesigen Landes. Nuremberg: Johann Joseph Fleischmann, 1758. First edition. $19,500 More… |
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(19658) Anderson, John. Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a monograph of the two cetacean genera, Platanista and Orcella, in two volumes (text + hand-colored plates). London: Bernard Quaritch, 1878 (1879). First edition. $19,250 More… |
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(19769) Sargeaunt, Captain C. C. Venomous Snakes of Southern India. Madras: Central Survey Office, 1875. First edition. $13,250 More… |
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(18129) Krefft, Gerard. The Snakes of Australia; an illustrated and descriptive catalogue of all known species (with all 12 plates hand-colored and warmly inscribed by the author). Sydney: Printed for the author by Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1869. First edition. $11,750 More… |
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(19595) Bechstein, Johann Matthaus. Herrn de la Cepede's Naturgeschichte der Amphibien, oder der enerlegenden vierfussigen Thiere und der Schlangen: Eine Fortsetzung von Buffon's Naturgeschichte, in five volumes with hand-colored plates. Weimar: Verlage des Industrie: Comptoir's, 1800-1802. First edition. $6,000 More… |
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(18359) Bedriaga, Jacques de. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N.M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen Zoologischer Teil. Band III, Abtheilung 1: Amphibien und Reptilien. Lieferung 1 to 4, complete in four parts. Saint Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1898-1912. First edition. $5,500 More… |
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(18039) Klein, Jacob Theodor. Tentamen Herpetologiae. Leidae & Gottingae (=Leiden and Gottingen): Eliam Luzac, 1755. First edition. $5,000 More… |
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(19415) Bustamente, Joannes. De reptilibus vere animantibus sacrae scripturae, Tomus primus. Alcala de Henares, Spain: ex officina Joannis Graciani, apud viduam, 1595. First edition. $4,500 More… |
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(18928) Charas, Moyse. Nouvelles Experiences sur la Vipere, ou l'on verra une description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin ses divers effets, et les remedes exquis (the rare first edition, first issue). Paris: L'auteur et Olivier de Varennes, 1669. First edition, first issue. $3,850 More… |
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(18040) Maki, M. A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan, in 3 text volumes + Portfolio of color plates, in portfolio case with bone-clasped ties. Tokyo: Dai-ichi Shobo, 1931. First edition. $3,200 More… |
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(18930) Abbatius, Baldus Angelus. De admirabili Viperae natura et de mirificis ejusdem facultatibus (second edition). Noriberdae, (Nuremberg): Rufus & Sebastiani Heusler, 1603. Second edition. $2,950 More… |
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(18931) Jacobaeus, Oliger. De Ranis Observationes: accessit Caspari Bartholini th. f. de nervorum usu in motu musculorum epistola. Parisiis: Apud Ludovicum Billaine, 1776. First edition. $2,875 More… |
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(18929) Hodierna, D. Joannis Baptistae. De Dentis in Vipera Virulenta Anatomia. Palermo: Salernus V.G., 1646. First edition. $2,700 More… |
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(17593) Cope, Edward Drinker. Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica with Notes on the Herpetology and Ichthyology of Nicaragua and Peru. Philadelphia: privately printed, 1875. Limited edition. $1,750 More… |